Gimme a Break! was set in the fictional California suburb of Glenlawn. The series follows Carter’s character, Nell Harper, as she agrees to care for the family of her dying friend, Margaret Kanisky.

Before she became the lovable Nell Harper, Nell Carter had already made a name for herself in the world of entertainment. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1948, Carter began her career in theater, ...

The 'Harry Potter' alum is a mother to daughter Nell and son Billy Karwai Tang/WireImage Helena Bonham Carter and her daughter Nell, 17, enjoyed a special evening, making a rare red carpet appearance ...

The lives of two iconic Black Americans from the worlds of entertainment and sports – Nell Carter and Muhammed Ali – are featured in Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe’s New Playwrights Series in May.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Nell Carter, who played the stout, sassy housekeeper on the 1980s sitcom "Gimme a Break!" and won a Tony Award in 1978 for her sultry turn in the Broadway musical "Ain't ...

Nell Carter, who played the sassy, matronly housekeeper on the 1980s sitcom “Gimme a Break!” and received a Tony Award in 1978 for her performance in the Broadway musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” died ...

Helena Bonham Carter enjoyed a special evening out with her daughter. On Wednesday, June 11, the Sweeney Todd actress, 59, and her daughter Nell, 17, stepped out for the Royal Academy Summer ...